January 15, 2016

The Crawford Hotel

These are all just kind of random pictures and I certainly don't consider myself a lifestyle blogger because I'm bad at things like selfies and rarely document "lifestyle" in the form of photos. But this is just some of what we did last weekend.

It was almost pitch black inside the restaurant so pictures aren't the best....these are latkes. With a pear chutney and apples and sauteed kale.

And I went with the vegetarian option since it sounded tasty: this is some type of homemade pasta (almost like gnocchi) with hazelnut pesto (amazing), some sort of grain, and it was on top of macadamia nut butter (almost amazing).

Vanilla Cheesecake with mango sorbet.

Fun fact: I've never actually met another person with my birthday. January 10th is not a popular one. However, the lady sitting right next to me was also born January 10th and she's a teacher too. This was worth the trip alone. We're a rare breed.

At the hotel, we got ice cream. Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Cup.

The lounge that was right outside of our room, but the doors were completely soundproof so we heard nothing. Also allowed me to fall asleep before 10pm.

The whole place was like a fun little community with bars, coffee shops, and restaurants.

In the morning, I got a manicure at the Oxford Hotel Spa next door and wanted to visit the Tattered Cover Bookstore, but we needed to head out. Plus, no need to end the weekend with a parking ticket if we overstayed. We opted for the parking garage instead of the super expensive valet service and we used Uber to get to and from the restaurant. I highly recommend the hotel, the restaurant, and the spa. Uber too. It worked better than I thought it would.

Your photos allowed me to reminisce. Oh the days of taking a bus from Westminster, or my home and getting off at union station to catch the light rail. Those days meant 1 hour commute in each direction. The remodel was just getting started as I was preparing to move. I never saw the finished product. I'm pleased with the results. I'm not sure that hotel existed during my Denver days. So many light rail rides to and from work and school. It was not bad but I'm happy as a clam to drive and have a way shorter commute. The old stomping grounds. Good pics btw. :)

That's so weird you don't meet people with your birthday! My grandmother was born on January 10 and I know I had three elementary friends with January 10 as their birthday(who were all in the same class in high school plus ANOTHER January 10 birthday-I think our teacher though they were playing a trick on her)Actually, I think January 10 is the most popular birthday I know, haha!!

That's so weird you don't meet people with your birthday! My grandmother was born on January 10 and I know I had three elementary friends with January 10 as their birthday(who were all in the same class in high school plus ANOTHER January 10 birthday-I think our teacher though they were playing a trick on her)Actually, I think January 10 is the most popular birthday I know, haha!!